CVE-2014-0017

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-0017
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-03-14 15:55:05 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe RAND_bytes function in libssh before 0.6.3, when forking is enabled, does not properly reset the state of the OpenSSL pseudo-random number generator (PRNG), which causes the state to be shared between children processes and allows local users to obtain sensitive information by leveraging a pid collision.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 1.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-310 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libssh Libssh 0.4.7 All All All
Application Libssh Libssh 0.4.8 All All All
Application Libssh Libssh 0.5.0 All All All
Application Libssh Libssh 0.5.0 rc1 All All
Application Libssh Libssh 0.5.1 All All All
Application Libssh Libssh 0.5.2 All All All
Application Libssh Libssh 0.5.3 All All All
Application Libssh Libssh 0.5.4 All All All
Application Libssh Libssh 0.5.5 All All All
Application Libssh Libssh 0.6.0 All All All
Application Libssh Libssh 0.6.1 All All All
Application Libssh Libssh All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-2145-1: libssh vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
openSUSE-SU-2014:0366-1: moderate: libssh: reseed randomness on forking af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2879-1 libssh af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Security Advisory SA57407 - Ubuntu update for libssh - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
libssh 0.6.3 (Security release) at libssh - The SSH Library! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.libssh.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - libssh and stunnel PRNG flaws af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Bug 1072191 – CVE-2014-0017 libssh: Improper initialization of PRNG after fork() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
openSUSE-SU-2014:0370-1: moderate: libssh: reseed randomness on forking af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
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